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i am trying to get a smooth vinyl sound from cd

Hi there
My current setup is a musical fidelity a3cr pre/power with a musical fidelity a324 dac and a teac p700 transport , i use a audioquest sdv 1 coaxial cable and kimber pbj interconnects, i listen to headphones sennheiser hd 500s, as i live in a unit, my headphone amp is a musical fidelity x-can v2,my turntable is a rega planer 2 with nagaoka mp11 mm cartridge. The problem is the turntable sounds more open and smooth, it is like the dac/transport sound is compressed ,the bass is lacking and the treble is strong and hard,I love vinyl but i am trying to get a analoge sound as lps are not that easy to buy new at a reasonable price hear in australia. Any sugestions on the my system would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.
Phil.
Perth. Western Australia.
steam3642
auaarons
94 posts
 
Few things to check before replacing components:

1.) Digital cable - is it a true digital cable or a 75 ohm video cable? If the cable is directional, did you align the directions correctly (arrow should point towards the DAC)

2.) Power cables - bad power cables lets in noise and causes jitter which in turn cause bright and edgy sound. Are you using a good power cable, other than the stock ones, on the DAC and CD player?

3.) Power conditioning - using any? A low price Monster HTS-2000 or HTS-2500 helps to lower noise, bring out midrange fullnes and reduce edginess.

Hope it helps.

Aaron
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wrayman
54 posts
 
Hi Phil,

I have a Marantz Heart 6000, and invested in a very good pair of Mullard tubes. This is as good and sometimes better than my Planar 3/Clearaudio Aurum Beta combo. Smooth, spacious and dynamic. Does it for me anyway...(:
Good luck,
Mike

faust
10 posts
 
4-30-04 FAUST
You might try musical fidelity X-10D between your
player and preamp, Less than 200.00 with a huge analog
sound.I beleive they use 6922 tubes to buffer the cd
player.
john_beavers
47 posts
 
Can't be done in my opinion. Digital, even SACD, will always sound...digital...because that's what it is. The digital to analog conversion waveform will always be an approximation of the real deal. It's like a digital photograph of a real object, no matter how could the picture, it will always be just a picture.
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tsugury
251 posts
 
Taddeo Digital Antidote might be worth a try, it gets rid of digital nasties but its effect is system dependent. TG
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